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211:. Both fights started their boxing career around the same time as each other and both have climbed the ranks. It has been dubbed by the New Zealand public a dream fight in the light heavyweight division. Taihia has agreed to fight Berridge multiple times, however Berridge has always pulled out, either due to injury or promoter negotiation issues. The rivalry got even more person when Taihia entered the ring during a Berridge post fight interview. The two fought on 28 October 2016 with Taihia losing by Unanimous Decision. After the fight, Taihia announced on his Facebook that he retired from boxing. Taihia stated he felt robbed and lost the passion for the sport.
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1416:2016
1393:2016
1365:2016
1342:2016
1319:2016
1296:2016
1273:2016
1250:2016
1228:2016
1164:1–0
1161:Win
1129:2–0
1126:Win
1094:3–0
1091:Win
1021:Win
986:Win
903:Win
861:Win
826:Win
738:Win
703:Win
662:Win
654:PABA
615:Win
577:Win
542:Win
507:Win
254:PABA
124:Wins
31:Born
1172:TKO
872:TKO
714:RTD
651:WBA
405:TKO
1473::
1382:.
1191:,
1137:KO
1102:KO
1067:SD
1032:SD
997:UD
968:,
949:KO
914:UD
891:,
837:UD
802:10
796:MD
757:10
751:UD
673:KO
634:12
628:UD
588:KO
553:UD
518:SD
480:SD
445:10
440:UD
381:,
363:UD
314:2
306:3
303:8
295:2
292:7
127:15
119:22
43:)
1440:.
1418:.
1395:.
1367:.
1344:.
1321:.
1298:.
1275:.
1252:.
1230:.
1073:4
1038:6
1003:4
920:6
843:4
559:4
524:4
486:5
368:6
151:2
143:5
135:7
39:(
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